Deer in velvet hunts - help!!

[rbcorbitt]

Always been one of my desires to take a whitetail buck in velvet.  I know that Kentucky and South Carolina both start their deer seasons early enough for this opportunity.  Does anyone out there have any advice or can you recommend an outfitter who offers these hunts that "understands" the trad archer limitations?

[Shawn Leonard]

Anti costa, they may not understand the Trad guys but lots of deer, not many monsters anymore but they can be had in velvet. Shawn

[Cwilder]

Md starts now on the Friday after Labor Day

[Big Ed]

Montana, Wyoming and some other western states offer some early hunts.

[LKH]

Wyoming is generally a few days earlier than MT since WY always starts 1 Sep.  They also have a ton of whitetails in some of the units.  Mostly they are those one the eastern side.  

Much of MT has been hammered by Bluetongue and EHD.   Will be a few years before they recover.

WY is also much easier to get a tag for whitetail.

[TURKEYFOOTGIRL]

North Dakota is an over the counter tag opening noon August 31st.  At least it used to.  I killed a buck in velvet there.  Great state for whitetails.

[Bob Palmer]

Delaware starts September 1st. We get about 2 weeks of hunting bucks in velvet!    :D  


 

[juneaulongbow]

Alaska - Aug 1st. Oh sorry not whitetail though. Sitka Blacktail.

[rbcorbitt]

Thanks, guys!  As a hunter from Virginia, do any of you have any experience with outfitters who offer velvet whitetail hunts?

[gringol]

Eastern WA has some nice whitetails. It isn't Iowa, but there are some pretty big deer there.  When I lived there the season started in August.  You have the bonus of mule deer in velvet on the same land at the same time as well.

[durp]

idaho opens aug 30th...over the counter too...plenty of w/t in the northern half

[Ray Hammond]

SC opens 8/15 and I just might know a place you can hunt

Pm or email me

[shedhunta]

Delaware is hit or miss for me.  A few times I had my target buck come in on opening day or day after and shed velvet already.  No matter how hard I try I just can't get that velvet buck monkey off my back.

[LeeNY]

sent you a PM

[rbcorbitt]

Thanks, guys.  Hey big Ray!  How's it going bro!

Bob Palmer - nice buck!!